pH-sensitive paramagnetic liposomes as MRI contrast agents: In vitro feasibility studies

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 731-738

  Lokling, Knut Egil ^a   Fossheim, Sigrid L ^b   Skurtveit, Roald ^b   Bjornerud, Atle ^b   Klaveness, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NYCOMED IMAGING AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Exchange limited relaxation; Paramagnetic liposomes; pH sensitivity; Phase transitions; Tumour pH

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; GADOLINIUM CHELATE; LIPOSOME; PALMITIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISPERSION; ENCAPSULATION; MAGNETISM; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PH; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CONTRAST MEDIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPOSOMES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0010991113     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(01)00380-0     Document Type: Article

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